Louise Beardmore Purchases 18 Shares of United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) Stock

United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) insider Louise Beardmore purchased 18 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,016 ($12.65) per share, with a total value of £182.88 ($227.72).

Louise Beardmore also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, January 13th, Louise Beardmore bought 19 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 954 ($11.88) per share, for a total transaction of £181.26 ($225.70).
• On Thursday, December 12th, Louise Beardmore bought 17 shares of United Utilities Group stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,079 ($13.44) per share, with a total value of £183.43 ($228.40).

United Utilities Group Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of LON UU opened at GBX 1,000 ($12.45) on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of £6.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 5,263.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 486.43. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 1,028.69 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 1,037.94.

United Utilities Group (LON:UU) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 14th. The company reported GBX 26.80 ($0.33) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. United Utilities Group had a return on equity of 5.56% and a net margin of 6.51%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that United Utilities Group PLC will post 50.9730539 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

United Utilities Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 28th were paid a dividend of GBX 17.28 ($0.22) per share. This represents a yield of 1.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 28th. United Utilities Group’s payout ratio is 26,315.79%.

About United Utilities Group

United Utilities Group PLC provides water and wastewater services in the United Kingdom. It is involved in the renewable energy generation, corporate trustee, financing, and property management activities; and provision of consulting, and project management services. The company operates 43,000 kilometers of water pipes; and 79,000 kilometers of wastewater pipes.